New bell schedules aim to help student-athletes with makeup work
Elle Brough, Staff Writer
March 21, 2019
Over the years, the Carlmont administration has made changes to scheduling to help student-athletes make up the work they miss for sports. “You teach an academic class during sixth period and students in some sports will miss 40 percent of the week. It’s a lot to make up in any academic subject,...
Changing Lives Club works towards helping others
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
October 27, 2018
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the volunteer rate for U.S. citizens was approximately 25 percent in 2015, thus the majority of people don’t spend their time helping others in need. Changing Lives Club aspires to challenge this statistic, as they use the resources available to them and ...
Students struggle for a work-life balance
Alexander English, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
A student ends the school day and rushes to work. He leaves work 4 hours later and rushes home, beginning his homework. At 2 a.m., he finally finishes his day. As stress begins to overwhelm him, his grades slip. This is the reality for countless high school students around the country, but many...
Students prepare for the spring musical ‘The Wedding Singer’
Samantha Chu, Managing Editor
January 22, 2018
It's 3:15. The bell rings, signaling the end of the school day. For most students, this means that it's time to go home. However, for the students in the spring musical, it means that it's time for rehearsal. Preparations for this year's spring musical, "The Wedding Singer," directed by Stephanie Renee Maysonav...
History teacher awarded for social justice work
Connor Lin, Staff Writer
January 21, 2017
On Jan. 16, Carlmont history teacher Karen Ramroth was given the Dorothy Boyajian Honored Teacher Award. This award recognizes teachers in the community who reflect the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and teach students about justice and diversity. Ramroth said, “This award was named after Dor...
Repeating the word ‘work’ will only get Rihanna so far
Adriana Ramirez, Staff Writer
March 2, 2016
"Work, work, work, work, work..." The song just keeps going -- same lyrics, same beat. Work for what? What needs actual work is that song. Rihanna's new single, "Work," featuring Drake, has become a recent hit and is spreading like wildfire on social media. After hearing it once, I kept asking...
‘I Cry When I Laugh’ exposes unadulterated vocal work
Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer
September 15, 2015
In her debut album, "I Cry When I Laugh," singer Jess Glynne sets herself apart from other pop artists by having her voice be the focus on top of electronics. The British singer began her career by rewriting and singing a song, later titled “My Love,” for Route 94, after being approached by t...
A new teacher inspired by her father’s work
Lauren Tierney, Staff Writer
September 22, 2014
Kristin Robinson joined our Carlmont community this year to continue to pursue her passion for teaching math. Her father has played a huge part in creating her passion for teaching students as he too was a teacher. Robinson said, “My dad is a retired physics teacher. After I graduated college,...
School activities and clubs work to end on a high note
Danielle Hamer, Scot Scoop In Depth Editor
May 8, 2014
Students, teachers, and everyone on campus can almost taste summer approaching. However, before students finish that last final and turn books in for beach towels, campus activities and clubs rush to end their year on a high note. The end of the school year is a time when most clubs and school activities...
ASB’s work continues as year winds down
Melanie Hamaguchi, Staff Writer
May 7, 2014
While for many students the school year is cooling down, for ASB members things are heating up as they work to put on an exciting end of the year celebration assembly. For many students, the end of the school year is an interesting time as finals approach and their time as a student begins to slip...
As seniors graduate juniors step up in the work field
Miranda Irwin, Staff Writer
May 2, 2014
As the senior class prepares to graduate this June, many of them will leave behind their memories, their friends, their hometown, and their jobs. Much of the junior and senior class is employed part-time. However, as the seniors go off to college they will also leave behind their jobs which will then...
Students’ hard work pays off in election results
Alyssa Fagel, Highlander Editor
November 7, 2013
On Nov. 5, local elections were held and several Carlmont students were able to see the results of their hard work. The winners of the election are as follows: San Carlos City Council: Bob Grassilli, Cameron Johnson, Matt Grocott San Carlos School Board: Carol Elliott, Kathleen Farley, Nicole Bergeron Be...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Laughter rings through the air as the sun shines brightly overhead, celebrating one last hurrah as the...
Rachel McCrea, Staff Writer
A new traffic signal on Ralston Avenue seeks to regulate traffic safely and efficiently. However, for...
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
The annual Greek Festival invited the community to a three-day long event celebrating the rich Greek...
Kimberly Mitchell, Staff Writer
September 15, 2019
Friday the 13th has always been rumored to bring bad luck. For the Independence 76ers, the old superstition rang true. They walked away with a crushing 69-19 loss. Going...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
September 13, 2019
The Save The Bees fundraiser, held by ASB, helped to spread awareness about the reality of our future. A future without bees. Since 1947, the number of beehives has reduced...
Bella Reeves, Segment Producer
September 12, 2019
Screamin' Scots held their first meeting on the football bleachers for students to attend and learn Carlmont cheers in preparation of the football game on Friday.
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
September 12, 2019
As someone who reads and enjoys young adult novels, I loved this book a lot, but as someone who understands and analyzes texts, I can say with certainty that it is a young...